Physics Laboratory Manual
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ISBN: 9781133950639
Author: David Loyd
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 45, Problem 3PLA
The inside of a Geiger tube is filled with a (a) gas; (b) liquid; (c) solid; (d) plasma.
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